Samsung Hid a Truly Epic Diss on Apple at the End of Its New Galaxy Ad

A perfect easter egg for viewers

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Yesterday we wrote about Samsung’s new spot, which aired during NFL broadcasts, for its Galaxy family of phones. All 60 seconds were pretty brutal toward archrival Apple—the commercial amounted to a takedown of a full decade of iPhones.

But did you see the most savage diss of all? It’s right around the 52-second mark, as we pan past an Apply fanboy waiting in line for the iPhone X.

That’s right—the guy’s haircut mimics the infamous “notch” at the top of the iPhone X screen.

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